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Accumulated depreciation is a contra account to asset account to reduce the actual value of fixed asset so accumulated depreciation has a credit balance as a default balance which is reverse of fixed asset’s debit balance.

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Accumulated depreciation debit or credit?

Accumulated depreciation is a contra account for specific fixed asset so fixed assets has debit balance as normal balance so accumulated depreciation has credit balance as default balance.


Is depreciation allowed a debit or credit?

Depreciation is expense and like all other expense it also has debit balance as default balance and all revenues has credit balance as default balance.


What is depreciation expense?

normal balance of debit


Is Accumulated depreciation debit or credit?

Accumulated depreciation is a contra to related asset so if asset has a debit balance then it has credit balance to reduce the related asset's value.


The normal balance of the accumulated depreciation account is debit?

False. Normal Credit Balance.


Is balance of provision for depreciation account is shown on the trial balance as debit?

no, provision of depreciation iscredit in nature. And thus it should be shown at the credit side at trial balance.


Does accumulated depreciation maintain a debit balance?

No - its a contra asset so it maintains a credit balance.


What is depreciation and what difference between accumulated depreciation and depreciation expanes and where these adjustd in accounting system?

When a company buys an asset they have to spread the cost of the asset over it's useful economic lifetime, this is done with depreciation. The accumulated depreciation is the depreciation from previous years and the charge for the year is the amount being depricated that year, which will be charged to the profit and loss. The assets will shows as a debit balance while depreciation will show as a credit balance in the balance sheet. When charge the depreciation for the year you would credit the balance sheet and debit the profit and loss. So after the asset has come to the end of it's useful economic lifetime the value in the balance sheet will become zero or close to it as the credits of depreciation will cancel out the debit if the asset value.


Is Depreciation Expense is reported on the balance sheet as an addition to the related asset?

No depreciation expense is recorded in the income statement. As you know though every debit needs a corresponding credit so for the amount of the debit to depreciation expense in the income statement there is a corresponding credit to accumulated depreciation in the balance sheet. Which is a reduction of a fixed asset or more of a contra account to the fixed asset account. So you'd have the fixed asset cost, a debit balance, and an accumulated depreciation account, a credit balance. These two accounts when combined represent your net book balance of your fixed assets.


How do you record annual depreciation and accumulated depreciation?

[Debit] Depreciation expense[Credit] Accumulated depreciationAfter that depreciation is shown as part of income statement while accumulated depreciation goes to balance sheet.


Where does accumulated depreciation go?

Depreciation expense is part of income statement all other expenses are also part of income statement and that's the main purpose of preparing income statement to show all incomes and expenses.


Does accumulated depreciation have a natural debt or credit balance?

Accumulated Depreciation normally has a credit balance and because it is shown on the asset (ie debit) side of the Balance Sheet, it is called a "contra-account"

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